Kara and I spent time at the Chicago History Museum last week during our two day stay in Chi-Town.
This button was part of the display case in the Roman Catholic section of the museum. The button is quite brilliant I think.

In 1871, the city of Chicago suffered a devastating fire. By the end of the destruction, almost two-thirds of the city proper had been destroyed. Likely a case of an urban myth run wild, early reports pointed to a poor Irish woman as the one responsible. A poor, immigrant Catholic (the perfect criminal in the [...]

A few years ago, Lee Camp wrote a provocative (and slightly controversial!) book, Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World.
In short, this book is an introduction to a “a different way” of doing/practicing Christianity: the committed practice of non-violence and reckless love. Brazos Press has done a second printing which will be out in [...]

Two good friends recently shared this article with me. It’s a great description of the relationship between the Lord’s Supper and serving the poor.
Sara Miles describes the significance the holy meal has had in her spiritual maturation. A former atheist, Miles describes the Lord’s Supper as the place where the esoteric, ethereal, and abstract [...]

The view of the local-church pastor can be quite depressing. Families torn apart. Indifference. Jealousy. Petty backbiting. Closed-mindedness. Racism. Apathy. Idolatry. Materialism. Insecurity. Loss of job. Generational sin. Lack of integrity.
Not always depressing . . . but the view is enough to make you . . . well . . . depressed. [...]

Many bemoan the future of the church in America.
I’m not one of them. The church might get smaller . . . but I trust that, in the fullness of time, God will do what God wills. By “church” I’m not referring to a specific tribe (Church of Christ, Community, Catholic, Baptist, etc.) but, rather, to [...]

Last night, I sat on a panel with ministers and pastors from various evangelical denominations to discuss “Big Church/Small Church: A Conversation about Church Growth, Evangelism, and Church in the Age of Marketing.”
Once again, Calvin Moore has done an excellent job with putting together this series (House of God).
Some of the ministers represented pastor [...]